Jesus Heals a Man With a Withered Hand

3 Jesus entered the synagogue again, and a man was there with a
withered  hand. 2 They were watching Jesus closely to see if he would heal the man on
[a]

the Sabbath day, so that they could accuse him. 3 He said to the man with the withered
hand, “Step forward!”  4 Then he said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do
[b]

good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent. 5 Then he looked around
at them with anger, deeply grieved at the hardness of their hearts. He said to the man,
“Stretch out your hand.” The man stretched it out, and his hand was restored. 6 The
Pharisees left and immediately began to conspire against Jesus with the Herodians,
plotting how they might kill him.

Jesus Heals Many

7 
Jesus withdrew to the sea with his disciples. A large crowd followed him from Galilee,
Judea, 8 Jerusalem, Idumaea, and beyond the Jordan, as well as from around Tyre and
Sidon. A large crowd came to him when they heard all that he was doing. 9 He told his
disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, so that the people would
not crush him. 10 Since he had healed many people, all those who had illnesses were
pressing forward to touch him. 11 Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down
in front of him, crying out, “You are the Son of God!” 12 But he warned them sternly that
they should not tell who he was.

Jesus Appoints the Twelve Apostles

13 
Jesus went up the mountain, summoned those he wanted, and they came to him. 14 He
appointed twelve whom he designated apostles,  so that they would be with him and so
[c]

that he could send them out to preach 15 and to have authority to drive out
demons. 16 He appointed the Twelve: Simon, to whom he gave the name Peter; 17 then
James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, to whom he gave the
nickname Boanerges, which means “Sons of Thunder”; 18 also Andrew, Philip,
Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus; finally, Thaddaeus,
Simon the Zealot, 19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

Jesus Has Power to Drive Out Demons

20 
They went  into a house. A crowd gathered again so that they were not even able to
[d]

eat a meal. 21 When his own people  heard this, they went out to take control of him,
[e]

because they were saying, “He is out of his mind.”

22 
The experts in the law who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed
by Beelzebul,” and “He drives out demons by the ruler of demons.”
23 
Jesus called them together and spoke to them in parables. “How can Satan drive out
Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And if a
house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 And if Satan has risen up
against himself and is divided, he cannot stand but is finished. 27 On the other hand, no
one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he ties up the strong
man first. Then he can plunder his house. 28 Amen  I tell you: Everything will be forgiven
[f]

people, their sins and whatever blasphemies they may speak. 29 But whoever blasphemes
against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal
sin.”  30 Jesus said this because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
[g]

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

31 
Then his mother and his brothers arrived. While they were standing outside, they sent
word to Jesus, calling for him. 32 A crowd was sitting around him. They began to tell him,
“Look, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.”
33 
He replied, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” 34 He looked at those who sat
around him in a circle and he said, “Look, my mother and my brothers! 35 For whoever
does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”